I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at ZS Associates (Kharagpur, West Bengal) in Dec 2014
Interview
The interview will take place in 3 rounds :
Round 1: Case study (30 minutes) followed by discussion(45 mins.) on it - Consultant/Manager
Round 2: Guesstimates,puzzles,general aptitude and grilling on resume - Manager
Round 3: Stress Interview - Manager
Round 4: General questions by a Principal
Round 1 will be the basic case interview round where you are given a case study depending on the profile you choose ( out of Business Analyst/Operations/Technology) followed by a detailed discussion where you will be justifying your recommendations.
Round 2 & 3 can be merged as well depending on the situation. For me, it was one long round where I was asked 2-3 puzzles and 3 guesstimates. I then had to defend my resume. It was followed by a stress interview where the manager tries to get into your head by saying that you are a very average person and that your resume is simple textbook. You need to keep your head straight in this round- the purpose of this round is to judge how you deal with the situation under pressure. Try putting up a smile and do not panic.
Round 4 depends on how much the team is impressed by you. I was not required to appear for this round as I they seemed pretty happy with me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Guesstimate : 1. Estimate the size of diaper market in India
2.Estimate the volume of a plane (Boeing 747)
Puzzle: You have two buckets that hold 3 lit. and 5 lit. How do you fill 4 lit?
interview was divided in a pool campus into three rounds basic andt then interview and then hr, it was ok, if you know your stuff like mistake finding, later gestimationa nd finally futre plans, good
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
gestimation about online shows and platforms and how much they make
First round was a case interview on customer performance and incentive compensation. Second round was a CV review and values call. The second round was really annoying because there was too much background noise
Case interview and behavioral pretty standard for consulting in my opinion. Study and you’ll do well. Ask good questions to interviewers. Long time ago so I don’t remember much or if it’s changed since